The Adventure Zone: Ep. 22. Petals to the Metal - Chapter Five

August 27, 2015 10:30 AM

Our heroes attempt a sneaking mission to retrieve a vital Battlewagon component, and end up doing something ghoulish that they'll have to keep secret forever. Also, a beloved character returns. Merle saves his heals. Taako grows a third eye. Magnus clefts.
posted by drezdn (10 comments total)

What a shocking twist!
posted by drezdn at 7:24 PM on August 27, 2015

I like the sort of running gag of the adventurers creating post hoc justifications for why it was ok that they harmed certain NPCs.
posted by drezdn at 7:39 PM on August 27, 2015 [1 favorite]

I'm only halfway through this one.

I liked the Parappa the Rapper reference early
on.

I'm looking forward to the shocking twist though!

Also I keep giggling on the bus listening to this. That's probably bad.
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 2:39 AM on August 28, 2015 [2 favorites]

*GASP*
What a shocking twist
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 5:40 AM on August 28, 2015 [2 favorites]

They can remember who Klarg was after all these months, but can't remember Taaco's subquest to discover how to make a taco?
posted by maxsparber at 10:44 AM on August 28, 2015 [3 favorites]

Merle hinted at it an episode or two back when they were discussing Pringles.
posted by drezdn at 12:28 PM on August 28, 2015 [1 favorite]

There's an Adventure Zone wiki! I had no idea who Klarg was.
posted by gladly at 8:56 AM on September 4, 2015

But he's a fan favorite! (I had to look him up too)
posted by drezdn at 9:51 AM on September 4, 2015 [1 favorite]

Klarg! I hope our heroes remember that Klarg was charmed before and may be somewhat less friendly this time around. I mean, granted they did warn him about Yeemack, but he might not be too happy about the spell. Plus they did throw his dog in the fire. Heck, his muffled shouting might be less "help me" and more "you sold me out, you bastards!" So we'll see how that goes.

On the bright side, if Hurley finds out about Barbara, maybe they can blame Klarg. "He, uh, he wanted revenge! We couldn't stop him!"
posted by insufficient data at 8:48 AM on September 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

I will always remember Klarg from my first laughing fit moment of the series, with Griffy's perfect line-reading in:

MAGNUS: "What's in the box?"
YEEMACK: "Stuff. Go fucking kill Klarg."
posted by Navelgazer at 8:24 PM on February 10, 2017